Pointe of View is a ballerina photography series and book by Anna Wu Photography.
Pointe of View is a personal project I started at the end of 2011. I had just finished my wedding season, and as much as I love weddings (and I really do), I really wanted to step into something else. Something different. Something creatively challenging. I had done ballet briefly as a child, just long…
Every Monday, I will be featuring an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. I just knew it would all be fine. I had every reason to doubt, but I wasn’t worried. I had been emailing with Suzanne for days, planning this ballerina…
Every Monday, I will be featuring an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. Today’s image is from my alma mater, Duke University. In the quietest reading room of the library, she just walked in and did the splits across the table. Gothic Reading…
When I look at this image, I love the colors of autumn, the beautiful dancer, and the fact that I once took my high school prom photos right next to this gazebo. But the thing I love most is the light. I have always tended toward being a natural light photographer, scouting for light and…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. There’s something about this photograph that just speaks to my heart: the muted tones of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline; Lexi’s dynamic movement captured in this beautiful line, made still…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. Indulge in a day dream or two. A fairytale dream. Ballet dancer: Caroline Noel Makeup: PRETTYBYJULIANNE Hair: Justina Downs Venue: Berkeley City Club Visit the Pointe of View store to purchase limited edition prints.
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. Cincinnati, Ohio, has never looked so good. I spent my middle school and high school years in the suburbs of Cincinnati, and yet it’s fair to say I never really bonded with…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. It’s been an amazing Thanksgiving weekend filled with food, friends, and festivities. I am still down in Los Angeles for another day, avoiding the holiday traffic back up to San Francisco, but…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. There is a dancer, larger than life, waiting to be projected from inside each of us. Shadow Play Ballet dancer: Marina Baumann Hair & Makeup: Van Pham, Vanity Pham Makeup & Hairstyling…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. I am in love with this photo grouping I put up on my bedroom wall. These are various test prints that I’ve made over the past few months, trying several print labs…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. I have visited Chicago a number of times, both as a child growing up in Michigan and later on as an adult, as many of my friends were either from the area…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. For more, view all these ballerina posts or visit the Pointe of View store. Exactly one year ago yesterday, I did the very first ballerina shoot of my Pointe of View series here in Oakland with Sharon. It was only fitting that I celebrate today by…